League

Fenerbahce
Spectators: 6873 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nat Fackler started the match with the kick off. If Reinhard Breiffel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th match minute, Fenerbahce Istanbul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudio Streitenbürger to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when SG WEST's Nat Fackler fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a rather tough play, SG WEST's Henrik Carl got a free kick in the 12th minute. Friedemann Koller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Dieckmann in the 16th minute of play. Mehmet Ali Laubenburg hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Gerard Dieckmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Fenerbahce Istanbul's Gerard Dieckmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Friedemann Koller narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ullrich Northe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nat Fackler in the 26th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Fenerbahce Istanbul's Reinhard Breiffel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Friedemann Koller. That made the score 1-0 after 33 minutes of play. If Artur Röhrig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 played minutes Fenerbahce Istanbul got a freekick which was hit by Finn von Stetten. In the 43rd minute, Artur Röhrig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Reinhard Breiffel came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Fenerbahce Istanbul fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Reinhard Breiffel couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerard Dieckmann was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to SG WEST getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Immo Stallmann hit a great ball. SG WEST's Friedemann Koller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flemming Blömeke in the 54th minute of play. SG WEST's Friedemann Koller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerard Dieckmann in the 57th minute of play. Gerard Dieckmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Friedemann Koller having to interfere. Fatih Suhr charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fatih Suhr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Fatih Suhr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahce Istanbul's Finn von Stetten got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Mehmet Ali Laubenburg sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Ullrich Northe threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Mehmet Ali Laubenburg this time. After 75 minutes of play, Fenerbahce Istanbul's Reinhard Breiffel made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Friedemann Koller was left in no man's land by his defense there! Friedemann Koller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Dieckmann in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Fenerbahce Istanbul's goal looked a bit too open when Nat Fackler came free, but Ullrich Northe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Röhrig struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Ullrich Northe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SG WEST. Friedemann Koller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinhard Breiffel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Friedemann Koller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinhard Breiffel in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute of the match Mehmet Ali Laubenburg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ullrich Northe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ullrich Northe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Artur Röhrig in the 97th minute. SG WEST's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.